Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229 package, versions <1:1.0-0.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELLIVEPATCH6182020229-16349155
  • published3 May 2026
  • disclosed25 Mar 2026

Introduced: 25 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-23326  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229 to version 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1596.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229 package and not the kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xsk: Fix fragment node deletion to prevent buffer leak

After commit b692bf9a7543 ("xsk: Get rid of xdp_buff_xsk::xskb_list_node"), the list_node field is reused for both the xskb pool list and the buffer free list, this causes a buffer leak as described below.

xp_free() checks if a buffer is already on the free list using list_empty(&xskb->list_node). When list_del() is used to remove a node from the xskb pool list, it doesn't reinitialize the node pointers. This means list_empty() will return false even after the node has been removed, causing xp_free() to incorrectly skip adding the buffer to the free list.

Fix this by using list_del_init() instead of list_del() in all fragment handling paths, this ensures the list node is reinitialized after removal, allowing the list_empty() to work correctly.

CVSS Base Scores

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